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This theater, which opened in 1926, served Wesleyville and Lawrence Park Township, Pennsylvania. Some effort was made to save this theater, but it was supposedly considered structurally unsound and was razed after standing empty for several decades.

It should be noted that briefly in the 1970s the Erie Playhouse used this theater as its home. The Penn was eventually closed because of not being up to code in fire regulations (a likely story one could say).

The Penn Theatre, owned by the Columbia Amusement Company, opened September 15, 1927. The first movie shown was McFadden’s Flats. Frank W. Laird was the general contractor. Not sure who the architect was. I need a photo of the Penn from its days as a movie theater to use in a book I am writing. Please e-mail me at if you would like to contribute a picture.